Analysis on risk, pressure, and decision-making across systems.
The CORE Series brings together analyses on risk, pressure, and decision-making across sectors. Each piece focuses on how issues emerge, how signals are missed or misread, and why outcomes are often shaped well before they’re publicly visible.
The goal is simple: surface patterns early, clarify what matters, and create space for better judgment before decisions are forced.
Why Collaboration Isn’t a Shield Anymore
Collaboration used to reduce risk. Today, it often creates leverage. As organized pressure campaigns evolve, engagement no longer signals resolution—it creates artifacts that can be exploited, escalated, and reused. Leaders who treat collaboration as a shield are often surprised when it becomes a source of pressure instead.
Pressure Isn’t Escalating — It’s Embedding
Pressure in 2026 will come from the convergence of governance strain, regulatory drag, tightening public expectations, activist network shifts, and shrinking institutional bandwidth. We look at key examples of this pressure in 2025 — so leaders can map their organizational fault lines before pressure exposes them.